[DIY] Toddler Trundle Bed

I've been at it again in my girls' bedroom.  We did some rearranging in their room and in the process I came up with a space saving solution - a toddler trundle bed. 

Here's what our standard toddler bed looked like:  

Simply remove the headboard, and footboard, and side rails (just a few screws).
 Measure the width of the bed.
Then cut a 1x4 piece of wood to that measurement (mine was about 30" I think).  See wood ends in picture below. 
Attach with 2 screws in each corner to the bed base.  

Since you want the bed to slide in and out easily, you're going to need some wheels!  I had saved these wheels from some other piece of furniture or storage bin.  They came in quite handy.

First, cut a triangular piece for the wheel support.  I just used a 1x4 and cut each side at 45 degree angle, about 3" long on each side. 

Attach each triangle support with 2 screws into the base of the bed.  Then attach your wheels to the support.


Now just throw the mattress on top, and Ta-da!  A toddler size trundle bed.  All these pictures actually show the trundle under our bunk beds - which would be a great option if you had 3 kids in a room.  I originally had the trundle under just a single twin bed (before we put the beds together as bunk beds).  

This was a pretty simple modification to make.  I didn't even have to ruin any parts to the original toddler bed.  If we ever want to go back to that, we can just remove the custom ends and reattach the headboard and footboard.  I love options!